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A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecology and Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2018)
Special Issue Editors
Guest Editor
Dr. Pankaj Lal
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies, Clean Energy and Sustainability Analytics Center, Montclair State University, CELS 426, Montclair, NJ 07043, USA
Website | E-Mail Interests: Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource Management and Conservation; Energy and Emission Analysis; Economic Modeling and Impact Analysis; Climate Change |
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Guest Editor
Dr. Janaki Alavalapati
School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, 602 Duncan Drive, Auburn, Alabama 36849-5418, USA
Website | E-Mail Interests: Forest economics and natural resources policy; Forest Bioenergy and Family Forests; Forest Conservation and Management Policy; Forest Resource Valuation; Forest Economics; Natural Resource Economics; Natural Resource Policy and Administration |
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cellulose-based bioenergy and bioproducts provide various economic, social, and ecological benefits. For example, forest-based sources are anticipated to reduce fire hazards and create new income opportunities for forestland owners, while perennial grass based bioenergy are anticipated to provide unique opportunities for agroforestry. Significant market opportunities for bioproducts also exist, particularly for producing emerging products such as biomaterials and biochemicals. Towards maximizing these benefits, various policy measures in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere encourage the production of cellulosic bioenergy and bioproducts.
Although the number of publications on the topics is growing, various questions, such as the ones regarding stakeholders’ biomass supply decisions, public preferences, life cycle assessment, supply chain logistics, ecosystem services tradeoffs, techno-economic analyses, invasive species management, interaction of biomass supply practices with other forest management decisions, various ways biomass is grown, biochemicals and biomaterials, land use change, and public policy interventions warrant further research. Addressing such gaps are important, and would benefit decision makers, extension professionals, processing facility managers, and other researchers alike. This Special Issue intends to meet that research need. It also intends to be a one-stop source where readers can get latest research on cellulosic bioenergy and bioproducts in a synthesized format.
Dr. Pankaj Lal
Dr. Janaki Alavalapati
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Forests is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- cellulosic bioenergy
- land use change
- life cycle analyses
- ecosystem services
- perennial grasses
- agroforestry
- biochemicals
- biomaterials
- sustainable bioenergy policy
- bioeconomy